Municipality of Zakynthos To Pay Overdue Power Bills Of Less Fortunate

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This gesture should be copied by all the municipalities in Greece, who have residents that cannot afford to have electricity in their homes. According to press reports, the municipality of Zakynthos island is going to pay the overdue power bills of its poor families whose electricity was cut off so that they may celebrate Christmas.

Zakynthos mayor Stelios Bozikis sent a letter to the Public Power Corporation (PPC or DEH) regional head Anna Kamvasi, asking her to brief him about families whose power supply has been cut off over unpaid electricity bills.

     "Please inform us immediately at which homes PPC has cut power supplies due to pending bills, so that the municipality can pay a part, so you can reconnect their supplies," he said in his letter.